How to say "juicy" in Japanese

• みずみずしいCommon
  i-adjectiveThe common everyday word for the juicy freshness of fruit and produce — moist, vibrant, brimming with life. It also describes a fresh, youthful, lively quality, and is typically written in kana alone.
  みずみずしい桃ももをかじった時ときの味あじが何なんとも言いえません。↗

  I love the taste when I bite into a juicy peach.
• ジューシー
  na-adjectiveThe katakana loanword for something literally full of juice or liquid, such as meat or fruit. Less common than みずみずしい, it suits contexts where you mean actual juiciness rather than fresh, vibrant freshness.
• 肉肉しいにくにくしい
  i-adjectiveA colloquial, less common word for the juicy, meaty quality of meat itself. Since it is used of meat, it is seldom the word you want for fruit or other juicy things.

Use 「みずみずしい」 for the fresh, vibrant juiciness of fruit or produce, 「ジューシー」 for things literally full of juice such as meat, and 「肉肉しい」 only for the meaty juiciness of meat itself.

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• みずみずしいfresh and youthful
• ジューシーjuicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid)
• 肉肉しいにくにくしいmeaty